But the shortest works are always the best.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Luck's always to blame.

Luck's always to blame.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

One returns to the place one came from.

One returns to the place one came from.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something....

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest...

Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest...

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.